We strongly support the proposition of our friend Architect Florencio “Chito” Gavino that if the government is to succeed in fighting corruption President Rodrigo Duterte must strike a “decisive blow” against this long social illness that is plaguing the country.

In Davao Oriental coconut growers are demanding that the local government conduct a probe into the very low buying price of de-husked coconut. This was disclosed by no less than Ednar Dayanghirang, chief-of-staff of Oriental Governor Nelson Dayanghirang.

One major development – and a much welcome one – that is evolving starting this month is the putting up by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) of the P52 billion power linkage network between Mindanao and the Visayas.

The circumstances surrounding the voiding by Malacanang of the amnesty given to Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV look very familiar even as it is closely similar to the ones leading to the filing of a Quo Warranty case against then Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno

We strongly agree with the proposition of Davao City Councilor Dr. Mary Joselle Villafuerte that as the “Most Child-friendly City in the Country” awardee, “we must do more than just report these incidences of sexual abuse; we must institute protective and preventive measures.”